This situation is heating up. One of the world’s most volatile volcanoes is silently refilling with molten rock, sparking ...
This Supervolcano Is Quietly Refilling With Magma 7,300 Years After Its Last Eruption ...
The Kikai Caldera. (Seama Nobukazu/CC BY 4.0) About 7,300 years ago, a volcano off Japan's Kyushu island unleashed what remains the largest known eruption of the Holocene, our current geological epoch ...
Scientists believe the Akahoya eruption devastated the Jōmon people, who inhabited the area now known as Japan between 14,000 ...
No other puʻus exist on the caldera rim, but geologic deposits of tephra fall mapped in Kīlauea’s summit region indicate that ...
A new study suggesting magma may lie closer to the surface beneath Yellowstone has sparked concern online, but scientists say ...
A new model of Yellowstone’s magma system suggests it is fueled by melts from the shallow mantle, guided by tectonic forces, ...
Scientists have discovered magma refilling beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, offering new clues into how supervolcanoes recharge.
Retired USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson stands in front of an outcrop near Uekahuna at the summit of ...
A new study reveals that Japan's Kikai Caldera is gradually refilling with fresh magma, offering key insights into volcanic ...
The Kilauea volcano erupted Monday morning on Hawaii's Big Island following increased earthquake activity beneath its summit, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The volcano is located along the ...
A survey of the area revealed platforms, house foundations, and monuments preserved deep under the water's surface.